St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Primary in Birmingham | Ofsted & DfE

90%

RWM expected · 2024/25

27%

RWM higher · 2024/25

210

Pupils · 2024/25

17%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

90%

RWM expected · 2024/25

27%

RWM higher · 2024/25

210

Pupils · 2024/25

17%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

90%

RWM expected · 2024/25

27%

RWM higher · 2024/25

210

Pupils · 2024/25

17%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 18/05/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityBirmingham

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio22.3:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterRoman Catholic

StatusOpen

Overview of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School · Primary · Birmingham

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

90%

+7pp

90%85%79%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 90%

RWM higher standard

27%

+14pp

27%20%13%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 27%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

93%

Reading higher standard

80%

Writing expected standard

93%

Writing higher standard

33%

Maths expected standard

97%

Maths higher standard

73%

Science expected standard

97%

SPAG expected standard

93%

SPAG higher standard

90%

Reading scaled score

111.0

Maths scaled score

113.0

GPS scaled score

117.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

210

Pupil : teacher ratio

22.3

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

17%

FSM eligible

16%

SEN

16%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

Selly Oak Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham, B30 1HN

Local authority

Birmingham

Website

www.stjosb30.bham.sch.uk

Telephone

01214582458

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	90%	27%	93%	80%	93%	33%	97%	73%	97%	93%	111.0	113.0	117.0	—	—	—	16%	210
2023/24	83%	13%	90%	57%	87%	27%	83%	47%	87%	87%	110.0	108.0	113.0	—	—	—	14%	210
2022/23	80%	13%	87%	47%	83%	20%	97%	57%	90%	97%	108.0	109.0	112.0	+1.00	+0.10	+3.30	14%	208
2018/19	86%	14%	90%	41%	86%	28%	90%	38%	90%	93%	106.0	107.0	111.0	+0.90	-0.90	+1.10	9%	210
2017/18	79%	14%	97%	52%	83%	21%	90%	34%	97%	93%	109.0	108.0	111.0	+4.20	+0.30	+3.10	—	210
2016/17	82%	14%	89%	50%	82%	18%	100%	36%	93%	100%	108.0	109.0	111.0	+4.40	+0.70	+4.90	15%	205

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	210	20.2	16%	17%	16%	3%	4%
2023/24	210	23.9	14%	14%	16%	4%	8%
2022/23	208	18.9	14%	14%	17%	4%	10%
2021/22	210	20.2	13%	11%	17%	4%	7%
2020/21	207	20.5	12%	9%	16%	—	—
2018/19	210	19.6	9%	8%	17%	3%	4%
2017/18	—	20.8	—	—	—	3%	3%
2016/17	205	17.9	15%	7%	18%	3%	3%